You would think that after seeing the music industry fail time and time again, year after year, that video game companies would be a tad wiser than they currently are. Trying to “beat” pirates or prevent people from doing what they want with their property will only end in embarrassment and angry customers. Case in point: Ubisoft’s awfully restrictive “always on” DRM that is featured in Assassins Creed II has been out in the open less than 24 hours and already it’s fallen to the ever persistent and talented developer community. Those with a techie mind won’t find this surprising in the least bit. For the eleventy billionth time we can now see what happens when outdated, incompetent people run companies long after their expiration date. In the spirit of “F the man”, the downright elementary method to circumnavigate this digital cancer:
ßßß ° Û 1. Unpack release Û Û
± Û 2. Mount image or burn it Û Û
Û Û 3. Install Û Û
Û Û 4. Copy the content from the SKIDROW folder on the DVD to your Û Û
Û Û installation directory and overwrite Û Û
Û Û 5. Play the game Û Û
Have at it.
